Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the State Coal-mines Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1909.

Receipts.

To Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1908 .. .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Sales of coal, Point Elizabeth .. .. 202,660 2 2
Sales of coal and briquettes, Seddonville .. 50,868 3 0
Sales of timber, stores, &c. .. .. 6,175 7 2
Refunds, &c. .. .. .. 173 3 2
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259,876 15 6

Expenditure.

By Point Elizabeth Colliery—
Railway-extension construction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Property and development .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,729 1 10 24,970 19 9
Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,796 6 1
Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 397 12 7
Cottages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 797 5 0
Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,220 9 1
Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64,916 7 0
Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,465 3 0
Royalty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,333 0 0
No. 2 property and development .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,145 10 7
Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 342 1 5
Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 164 11 2
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94,307 7 9

Seddonville Colliery—
Machinery, plant, and rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 272 5 0
Stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,140 3 7
Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,098 8 2
Briquette plant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 405 14 6
Briquette stores and materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 997 13 9
Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,684 1 3
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19,598 6 3

Hulks Working Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,430 13 0
Wellington depot, property .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 841 0 0
" " working .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,948 18 5
Christchurch depot, property .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,919 17 8
" " working .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,951 15 0
Wanganui depot, property .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 111 17 9
" " working .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,869 5 2
Dunedin depot, property .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 868 6 9
" " working .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,253 3 5
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21,194 17 2

Management and office salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,785 19 5
Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,318 14 7
Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 12 2
Interest and exchange .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,555 16 8
Marine freights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69,940 6 1
Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 694 15 7
Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 352 10 5
Telegrams and postages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 365 9 6
Repairs and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,483 15 10
Railway haulage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,395 0 10
Insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 122 13 8
Compensation for accidents and fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,082 9 2
General expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 635 12 1
Wharfages, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,438 10 2
Refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 151 13 5
Deposit contracts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 0 0
Railway freights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 706 19 1
Claim for damages, Wellington depot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 571 9 6
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120,734 8 2

Cash in hand and in Public Account at 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. 27,021 8 0
Less vouchers passed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,974 9 5
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18,046 18 7
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£298,852 17 8 £298,852 17 8

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
NOV. 11.
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